Assumption Parish, Louisiana

County Distress Index: Elevated · 60.0 | 20,160 people · 35th most distressed in Louisiana

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Assumption Parish, LA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 60.0 — 830th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Louisiana, it ranks 35th of 64 counties. Among its 8 neighboring counties, 6 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Assumption Parish's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 81.0 — worse than roughly 81% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 81.0
Debt in Collections 84
Medical Debt 81
Student Loan Delinquency 96
Auto Loan Delinquency 84
Credit Card Delinquency 93
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 49
Income & Poverty 68.7
Poverty Rate 79
Income vs. State Median 43
Child Poverty Rate 84
Community Vulnerability 57.9
Uninsured Rate 56
Disability Rate 60
Housing Cost Burden 47.2
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 53
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 96
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 32
Homeownership Rate 3
Rent-to-Income Ratio 52
Employment & Wages 44.9
Unemployment Rate 61
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 9
Business Formation Rate 64

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Assumption Parish compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Assumption Parish
Assumption Parish, LA 60.0 Elevated
Iberia Parish, LA 62.3 Elevated +2.3
St. Mary Parish, LA 62.0 Elevated +2.0
St. Martin Parish, LA 58.6 Elevated -1.4
Terrebonne Parish, LA 54.0 Elevated -5.9
Lafourche Parish, LA 53.0 Elevated -7.0
Iberville Parish, LA 52.0 Elevated -7.9
St. James Parish, LA 43.0 Normal -16.9
Ascension Parish, LA 33.8 Healthy -26.2

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Assumption Parish
Simpson County, MS 60.0 Elevated 0.0
Lewis County, KY 59.9 Elevated -0.0
Logan County, AR 60.0 Elevated +0.0
Rhea County, TN 60.0 Elevated +0.0
Grayson County, VA 59.9 Elevated -0.0

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